THE EFFECT OF USING EUROTALK FLASHCARDS SOFTWARE ON THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT AT SMP NEGERI 2 AMBULU IN THE 2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

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THE EFFECT OF USING EUROTALK FLASHCARDS SOFTWARE ON THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT

AT SMP NEGERI 2 AMBULU IN THE 2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

THESIS

By:

ARIZAL KUSUMA WARDANA NIM 060210491175

ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM LANGUAGE AND ARTS DEPARTMENT

THE FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION JEMBER UNIVERSITY

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THE EFFECT OF USING EUROTALK FLASHCARDS SOFTWARE ON THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT AT SMP NEGERI 2 AMBULU, JEMBER IN THE 2013/2014 ACADEMIC

YEAR.

THESIS

By:

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THE EFFECT OF USING EUROTALK FLASHCARDS SOFTWARE ON THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT AT SMP NEGERI 2 AMBULU, JEMBER IN THE 2013/2014 ACADEMIC

YEAR

THESIS

Composed to fulfill one of the requirements to obtain S1 Degree

at the English Education Program, Language and Arts Education Department

The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

Jember University

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STATEMENT OF THESIS AUTHENTICITY

I certify that this thesis is an original and authentic piece of work by

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carried out since the official commencement date of the approved thesis title, this

thesis has not been submitted previously, in whole or in part, to qualify for any

other academic award; ethics procedure and guidelines of thesis writing from the

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Jember, February 12th, 2014

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DEDICATION

This thesis is honorably dedicated to:

1. God for the gift of this wonderful life. God helps me through the good and

the bad by giving me guidance along every path of my life.

2. My beloved father, Djoko Sunarko and my beloved mother, Indrawati, S.Pd.

3. My beloved brother, Bayu Yoga Ananta and Celvin Putra Pamungkas, and

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“The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your

vocabulary.”

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CONSULTANTS’ APPROVAL

The Effect of Using Eurotalk Flashcards Software on The Seventh Grade Students’ Vocabulary Achievement at SMP Negeri 2 Ambulu in the

2013/2014 Academic Year

THESIS

Composed to fulfill one of the requirements to obtain S1 Degree

at the English Education Program, Language and Arts Education Department

Jember University

Name : Arizal Kusuma Wardana

Identification Number : 060210491175

Level : 2006

Place, Date of Birth : Jember, September 12th, 1987

Department : Language and Arts

Program : English Education

Approved by:

Consultant I Consultant II

Eka Wahjuningsih, S.Pd., M.Pd Dra. Siti Sundari, M.A.

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APPROVAL OF THE EXAMINATION COMMITTEE

This thesis is approved and received by the Examination Committee of the

Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of Jember University.

Day : Tuesday

Date : January 28th, 2014

Place : The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

Examiners Team

The Chairperson Secretary

Dra. Wiwiek Istianah, M.Kes., M.Ed Dra. Siti Sundari, M.A. NIP. 19581216 198802 1 002 NIP. 19581216 198802 2 001

The members,

Eka Wahjuningsih, S.Pd., M.Pd (……….) NIP. 19700612 199512 2 001

Drs. Sugeng Ariyanto, Dip. TESOL, M.A. (……….) NIP. 19590412 198702 1 001

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The Dean,

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The Effect Of Using Eurotalk Flashcards Software on The Seventh Grade Students’ Vocabulary Achievement at SMP Negeri 2 Ambulu in the 2013/2014 Academic Year; Arizal Kusuma Wardana, 060210491175; 2014:42; English Language Education Program of Language and Arts Education Department, the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Jember University.

English is the foreign language for Indonesian students. Therefore, it was

understandable that learning new vocabulary is not easy for the Indonesian junior

high school students. They experienced difficulties to memorize the vocabulary

and the spellings were quite different from those of their mother tongue. They

often forget the words that have just been learnt. However, Thornbury (2002:23)

states that to achieve the outcomes, the learners need not only to learn a lot of

words, but also to remember them.

One of the three language components (phonology, vocabulary and

grammar) is vocabulary. Vocabulary also plays an important role in listening,

speaking, reading and writing. So, vocabulary belongs to one of the language

component that should be mastered first by the students because vocabulary is the

basic component to learn the other language skills and language components. It is

impossible for students to learn speaking, reading, listening, writing and structure

without having vocabulary. Lack of vocabulary will make students difficult to

master the language.

Vocabulary is very important in language learning. It is why students not

only know vocabulary, but also know how to write and spell correctly. Some

students of SMPN 2 Ambulu Jember still write some vocabularies with incorrect

spellings or they still have limited vocabulary. For example, sometimes the students wrote “polis” to mean “police”. It was a common problem while learning vocabulary. Spelling words in English is challenging. In order to solve the

problem, the researcher chose Eurotalk Flashcard Software for teaching

vocabulary.

The research design of this study was quasi experimental research using

posttest only control group design with Posttest-Only Control Group Design

There are two reasons why this school was purposively chosen. The first reason

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Flashcard software had never been used to teach vocabulary in this school. The

second reason was the school had a language laboratory where the teaching

learning process using CALL could be conducted. The last was the permission to

conduct a research in this school was granted by both the English teacher and the

school Principal, who also want to know the effect of using Eurotalk Flashcard

software in teaching vocabulary.

The subjects of the research were VII G and VII H grade students of

SMPN 2 Ambulu in the 2013/2014 academic year. There were eight classes in

which each class consists of 38students. The two clasees was chosen by using

lottery after the researcher did a homogenity test.

This research had two kinds of data, namely primary data and secondary

data. The primary data were gained through the vocabulary test, and the

supporting data were gained through interview and documentation. The primary

data was analyzed by using SPSS software computerized statistical method. The

result of the analysis showed

Based on the computation of the t-test formula, it shows that the mean

scores of control class is 86,29 and the mean scores of experimental class is 85,28.

The previous score of control class was 74,56 and the score of experimental class

was 74,24 and in the control class, the mean scores of the students’ vocabulary

test is increased from 74.56 to 86.29. It also happened to the experimental class, the mean scores of the students’ vocabulary test is increased, from 74.24 to 85.28.

The value of sig column of the post-test is greater than 0.05 that is 0.446.

So, the researcher can conclude that there is no statistically significant difference

between experimental and control groups or there is no significant effect between

those two groups.

Based on the discussion above, it can be concluded that the result of this

research showed that the application of Eurotalk Flashcard Software did not give positive effect to the students’ vocabulary achievement of the seventh grade students of SMP N 2 Ambulu. Thus, the use of Eurotalk Flashcard Software was

not an effective way to teach English vocabulary as a teaching technique at SMP

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all, I would like to express my greatest thanks to Allah S.W.T., the

Almighty, who always leads and blesses me with His mercies and guidance, so I

can finish my thesis entitled “The Effect of Using Eurotalk Flashcards Software

on The Seventh Grade Students’ Vocabulary Achievement at SMP Negeri 2

Ambulu in the 2013/2014 Academic Year”

I would also like to express my deepest appreciation and sincere thanks to

the following people.

1. The Dean of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Jember

University,

2. The Chairperson of the Language and Arts Department,

3. The Chairperson of the English Education Programs,

4. My first consultant, Eka Wahyuningsih, SPd., M.Pd., and my second

consultant, Dra. Siti Sundari, M.A. for their guidance, advice and motivations

in accomplishing this thesis,

5. The lecturers of the English Education Program who have taught and given me

a lot of knowledge,

6. The Principal, the English teacher, and the students of VII G and VII H of SMP

N 2 Ambulu Jember who helped and participated willingly to involve in this

research,

7. My beloved parents, brother and sisters;

8. My beloved Almamater, Jember University.

I believe that this thesis might have some weaknesses. Therefore, I really

hope that there will be criticism and suggestions from the readers to make this

thesis better. I also hope that this thesis will be useful for the readers.

Jember, January 2014

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2.3 Vocabulary Materials Vocabulary Materials for the Seventh Year Junior High School Students ... 9

2.4 Vocabulary Achievement ... 11

2.5 Eurotalk Flashcard. ... 11

2.6 Procedure Treatment ... 18

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THE LIST OF APPENDICES

Page

1. Research Matrix ………... 42

2. The Observation Guide of Preliminary Study ... 44

3. Lesson Plan 1 (Cycle 1, Meeting 1) ... 46

4. Lesson Plan 2 (Cycle 1, Meeting 2) ... 52

5. The Names of Respondents ... 57

6. The Score of Treatment in Experimental Class (VII G) ... 59

7. The Score of Treatment in Experimental Class (VII H) ... 60

10. Vocabulary Test ... 62

11. The Result of Vocabulary Test of the Experimental (VII G) ... 66

12. The Result of Vocabulary Test of the Experimental (VII H)... 67

13. Post Hoc Test ... 68

14. Letter for Conducting Research from the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of Jember University ... 69

15. Letter of Accomplishing the Research from SMP Negeri 2 Ambulu Jember ... 70